今天是农历初八，是我们中国的传统节日：腊八节。
那如果有外国友人问起什么是腊八节，腊八粥又是什么？我们该怎么说呢？

【腊八节用英文怎么表达？】
我们可以说The Laba Festival，或者是The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month，因为La即腊月，指农历12月，the twelfth lunar month。八为初八，the eighth day。
【Laba Congee（腊八粥）】
Generally, the porridge contains eight ingredients which can include glutinous rice, red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond and peanut, etc.
腊八粥通常由八种材料做成，这些材料可以是黏米、红豆、小米、高粱、豌豆、莲子和一些诸如红枣、栗子、核桃仁、杏仁、花生等谷物。
Chinese people believe that eating congee during Laba festival will bring good luck. Laba Congee is infused
with Chinese people's beautiful expectations of a happy life.
中国人相信腊八节喝腊八粥会带来好运，腊八粥充满着中国人民对幸福生活的美丽期望。